Vantiv : ETA Announces 2016 Board of Directors

2016 BoardMembersandOfficersLead thePaymentsIndustrythrough Unprecedented IndustryGrowth

WASHINGTON, DC ─ The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), the global trade association representing the payments technology world, announced today the election by the ETA membership of three Directors to two-year terms of service on its Board. ETA also announced its 2016 Board Officers and appointments to the Presidential Advisory Council.

'ETA's 2016 Board of Directors reflects our broadened membership, which includes the world's largest payments and technology companies, and our leadership position as the voice of the payments industry' said Jason Oxman, CEO of ETA. 'Our Board includes industry leaders from financial institutions, merchant sales organizations, technology companies, manufacturers, and networks - the entire payments technology ecosystem. These top executives will serve our membership well as ETA grows our industry through world class events like TRANSACT 16, education and credentialing programs, and peerless policy advocacy.'

Three Directors were elected by the ETA membership to a two-year term of service: Dan Charron, EVP Global Business Solutions, First Data; John Priore, President & CEO, Priority Payment Systems; and Tim Tynan, CEO, Bank of America Merchant Services. They join returning Board members and new members of the Presidential Advisory Council, listed below, as well as ex officio ETA Board members representing six major payments networks: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, PayPal, and NACHA.

'I am thrilled to be the Chairman of this incredible Board of ETA during this transformative time in our industry,' said Greg Cohen, President of ETA member company iPayment and ETA's 2016 Board President. 'As ETA marks its 25th anniversary with our largest membership in history, I look forward to working with my fellow Board Members to grow our industry through this great trade association.'

2016 Board Officers Greg Cohen, President
President
iPayment

Jeff Rosenblatt, President-Elect
President
EVO Payments International

Jeff Sloan, Treasurer
CEO
Global Payments

Chuck Harris, Secretary
President
NetSpend, a TSYS Company

Debra Rossi, Past President
EVP
Wells Fargo & Company

Returning members of the ETA Board include:

John Barrett
President North America NXGEN Payment Services

Eric Dunn
SVP, Payments & Comm. Solutions Intuit

Guy Harris
President North America Elavon

Joan Herbig
CEO
ControlScan

Kevin JonesPresident & CEO Anovia Payments

Chris Lee

President NA Strategic Partnerships Moneris Solutions

Jennifer Miles

President
VeriFone North America

Cohen announced appointments to the Presidential Advisory Council, whose members hold non-voting seats on the ETA board:

Royal Cole
Group President, Merchant & Financial Institution Services Vantiv

EricM. Hoffman
Director, Apple Pay Apple

JingmingLi
resident Alipay U.S.

JamesMendelsohn
Chief Marketing Officer CAN Capital

Brian Mooney
CEO
Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX)

Jonette Sullivan
Chief Operating Officer Chase Merchant Services

Kamran Zaki
President North America Adyen

Formedia inquiries, contact Meghan Cieslak, 202-677-7406,[e-mail].

About ETA

The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 550 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $5 trillion in purchases in the U.S. and deploying payments innovations to merchants and consumers. For more information
visit www.electran.org.

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Contact:
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202-677-7406
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